Ferromagnetic solid state refrigeration with tunable magnetic characteristics for green energy magnetic device
摘要
The magnetocaloric effect(MCE) of the (Fe0.5Cu0.5)60Zr40 alloy has been investigated by phenomenological model, estimating magnetic entropy change (∆SM) and heat capacity change. The results indicate that MCE of (Fe0.5Cu0.5)60Zr40 alloy can be controlled and tuned by several magnetic fields. Furthermore, the study of ∆SM curves predicts how to expand the temperature range for exploiting (Fe0.5Cu0.5)60Zr40 in magnetic refrigeration. ∆SM reaches a peak of about 0.5 J/Kg K at 112 K with δTFWHM = 227 K and RCP = 102 J/Kg under 5 T applied field variation. (Fe0.5Cu0.5)60Zr40 alloy has a potential application for magnetic refrigerants over a wide temperature range, especially its high electrical resistivity leads to decreased eddy current losses, covering a significant range of temperature between 0 K and room temperature. Therefore, these advantages make (Fe0.5Cu0.5)60Zr40 alloy potentially practical for efficient cooling devices.